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ഒളിവിൽ പോയ ഒരു വർഷം🤯🇨🇦 One year in 18 Mins!🔥🤣
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Key takeaways
Channel update: why the video is back
- He hadn’t posted for about a year (his last major post was around the previous September).
- People he knows—including cycling contacts—were checking if he was okay, asking whether he was “alive,” “hiding,” or in trouble.
- He made this video as a light “update” after being off-camera, and to address that concern.
Biggest life update (Canada): study → career
- He moved to Canada to complete a program in Business Analytics, as a career switch into HR.
- He worked in HR and aimed to build a predictive HR model.
- He completed the course with High Honors / A+ level performance.
- His capstone/project focused on employee recruitment and involved building a predictive model, which impressed his professor.
- After finishing, his employer hired him full-time—now working ~40 hours/week and work-from-home.
Busy health/fitness routine (cycling + commuting)
- He cycled daily to the gym, about 4 km one-way (roughly 8 km round trip).
- He also mentions regular cycling and staying active despite a packed schedule.
- When public transport didn’t work out, he sometimes used Uber to stay on track for work/school commitments.
Study + work schedule: how he managed it
- Typical flow he described:
- Classes: 8:30–12
- Next class: 2:30
- Work window: 12:30–2:00
- Food/eating: around 2:00
- Then back to class
- He balanced school and part-time work (up to 24 hours/week) without missing class days.
- He said he rarely had to take a day off for work and was mostly not late—sometimes using Uber when buses didn’t line up.
Travel / personal breaks
- He had a business trip around December lasting about 20 days:
- Working across India time and US time
- Working extended hours in the mornings
- After that, he took a two-week personal break.
Immigration / permit situation in Canada (timing matters)
- He completed the course by mid-August.
- He received a course completion letter on Aug 22.
- After that, his student permit expired, and he applied for a work permit.
- He described this period as “implied status” (status is okay, but paperwork wasn’t in hand yet).
- During this time, he couldn’t travel back home.
- Later, he needed:
- A work permit
- Then a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to leave and return
Apartment move + lifestyle setup (organized life)
- He and others moved into a small flat.
- He emphasizes a lifestyle tip: organization makes life easier, especially in a foreign country.
- Setup highlights he showed/mentioned:
- A minimal personal room: basic items like moisturizer, supplements, and medicines
- Workspace with two laptops (official + personal)
- A phone used for editing
- Headset, water bottle, and desk lighting
- Cooking area:
- Electric stove
- Neatly arranged cooking essentials
- Balcony vibe:
- Good weather around 20°C and a pleasant breeze
Nearby shopping convenience (travel-light / everything close)
- A plaza is reachable on foot, including:
- A Dollar store (milk, medicine, chicken, beef, etc.)
- No Frills
- FreshCo
- He also mentions a nearby swimming pool that closes after summer.
Cycling highlights (and a new ride coming)
- He references canceling a planned group ride due to rain.
- He completed a 50 km ride two weeks ago; a video is coming.
- Editing/camera note:
- He planned to mount the camera differently (chest mount), but it wasn’t ideal, so the view is limited.
Notable locations / products / names mentioned
- Canada (city vibe compared to “Bangalore vibe,” weather around 20°C)
- Stores/areas: Dollar Store, No Frills, FreshCo, nearby plaza, swimming pool
- Cycling gear/brands: Decathlon (mentioned as “De Catalon…”, likely cycling-related)
- Immigration terms: implied status, work permit, Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), student permit
- Channels/people: Case Pedia, Joel Joshi (channel), Vishnu (addressed at the end), Nishan, Aliyana (bike name)